Prof. Alex Alexander (1935-2012)

[Julia Trubikhina]

 On behalf of the Division of Russian and Slavic Studies at Hunter College, CUNY, and with much sadness, 
I am writing to announce the death of Prof. Alex Alexander on January 10 in new York City. Alex has taught at Hunter College for many decades.
Those who knew Alex might want to extend their condolences to his family at: alexafam at gmail.com
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Julia Trubikhina, PhD
Acting Head of the Division of Russian and Slavic Studies
Department of Classics and Oriental Studies
Hunter College, CUNY



The following is an obituary by Prof. Czeslaw Karkowski written for a Polish publication:


Dr. Alex Alexander, a Slavistand specialist in Slavic folklore, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 inNew York City. He was 77. Dr. Alexander has been a professor at Hunter Collegefor many decades. Alex Edward Alexander(Aleksandrowicz) was born in 1935 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. Hesurvived the Nazi occupation in Poland and came to the United States in 1949.In 1958-60 he served in the U. S. Army in Korea; after his military service he completed hisstudies at City College. Alex Alexander received his Ph. D. from ColumbiaUniversity. Since 1968 he has taught at Hunter College. He published twoscholarly books „Folk Epic and Fairy Tale” (1970) and “Russian Folklore”(1975), as well as many articles in various academic publications. Dr. Alexander has been involved with theactivities of the Polish Club of Hunter College.  


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